diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 84353559441c..3afe3550e4ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ extern void intel_pch_panel_fitting(struct drm_device *dev,
 				    const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 				    struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode);
 extern u32 intel_panel_get_max_backlight(struct drm_device *dev);
-extern u32 intel_panel_get_backlight(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_panel_set_backlight(struct drm_device *dev, u32 level);
 extern int intel_panel_setup_backlight(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct drm_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index 10c7d39034e1..9474488db948 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static u32 intel_panel_compute_brightness(struct drm_device *dev, u32 val)
 	return val;
 }
 
-u32 intel_panel_get_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
+static u32 intel_panel_get_backlight(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	u32 val;